Shannon Quesnel

PENTICTON - February has been called a slow month for fun activities but there are still some things going on if people brave the chilly weekend weather. Starting tonight the temperature could go as low as -10 Celsius. Saturday, expect to see a high of -2 C and a low of -7 C. Sunday is...

BEACHES AND PEACHES OR WINE EXPERIENCE? PENTICTON - The issue between the Penticton Hospitality Association and the City of Penticton and Tourism Penticton boils down to one fundamental question: Is Penticton's tourism future in beaches and peaches or the area's wineries? After numerous interviews on all sides of the discussion, that appears to be the...

PENTICTON - The One World Penticton Multicultural Festival will be an attempt to liven up the cold and wet month of February. During the month of February, Penticton will be celebrating multiculturalism, through entertainment, cooking, dance, workshops and more, according to Kerri Milton, executive director of the Downtown Penticton Association. Milton said next month is...

PENTICTON - A man with no criminal history will face a charge of possessing cocaine for trafficking purposes. The 36-year-old Penticton man was picked up when Penticton RCMP drug task force members stopped a vehicle on Wade Avenue and arrested him.  Cpl. Brad Myhre said officers then executed a search warrant at a residence on...

SUMMERLAND - RCMP arrested two persons and removed 685 marijuana plants during a search of a Summerland residence on Tuesday. RCMP Sgt. Stephane Lacroix said an officer conducted a search warrant for alleged hydro theft and for an illegal marijuana grow operation at a home on Cartwright Avenue. Two residents, a man and woman in...

"I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE BY ABOUT TWO SECONDS." PENTICTON - Karen Searle of Penticton said it was a good thing her car was struck by a massive boulder on Monday. The retired administration worker was driving on Highway 3, heading to Vancouver to see one of her two adult sons. Her 2009 Hyundai Sonata...

"I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING SCREWED WITH MY PANTS ON." PENTICTON - Council is angry with Fortis B.C. asking for $750,000 extra when it already agreed to a $4.96-million deal to upgrade the city's Westminster electrical substation. The $4.96 million project will pay for substation upgrades and installation of a 12 kilovolt transformer. The work...

PENTICTON - Judge Vince Hogan didn't buy a Penticton man's story about police seizing his rent money when they arrested him for trafficking in drugs. Wesley James Yungen, 41, who plead guilty to drug trafficking and resisting arrest in Penticton Provincial Court today, wanted the $639.85 taken from him by the RCMP. The money was...

SUMMERLAND - Summerland council is considering raising property taxes by two per cent and other rates just to pay for what it already has. Mayor Janice Perrino said the two per cent general property tax increase, combined with a 3.6 per cent increase in electrical rates and a five per cent increase for sewage rates will...

PENTICTON - The fourth vehicle stolen from Penticton Toyota on Jan. 14 has been recovered and returned to the dealership. The bronze 2014 Toyota Tundra, the last of the four to be recovered, was found in a dense wooded area in Lake Country Friday afternoon. Kelowna RCMP received a tip about the pickup and found...

PENTICTON - Police found a 5 month old baby near drugs and drug paraphernalia during a raid on a Toronto Avenue home. The infant was found during one of several searches made by the RCMP on Thursday. Eleven arrests were made for alleged drug and drug-related offences. The Penticton RCMP Drug Task Force executed two...

"THIS WAS A WEIRD EVENT." PENTICTON - Three of four brand-new Toyotas stolen from a Penticton car lot last week have now been recovered and one is already already back on the lot with a for sale sign in the window. A 2014 Toyota RAV4 was found by a resident in the 600 block of...

SUMMERLAND - A fish tank fire is suspected to have been put out by its own water supply when the tank broke open according to the Summerland Fire Department. Firefighters attended a smoke-filled home on Cartwright Avenue earlier this morning to find a family of four standing outside. Assistant fire chief George Pugh said one...

PENTICTON - Advancing technology makes working out-of-office more and more viable but professionals who use Cowork Penticton know face-to-face contact with like minds is just as important as a high-speed Internet connection. Described as a shared professional workspace Cowork Penticton has desks, meeting rooms, web connections, a photocopier and more. Among its members are corporate...

PENTICTON - A man wanted by the Calgary Police Service might be in the Penticton area. Bradley Dennis Gustavson, 38, is wanted on seven warrants for threats to kill his domestic partner, criminal harassment and breaches of recognizance. He's 5'7", weighs about 150 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair. He has tattoos on...

PENTICTON - There'll be less fire inspections if council approves efficiency changes recommended by the city's fire chief. The current policies call for most buildings to be inspected six times a year but fire chief Wayne Williams said there are not enough fire inspectors. He will recommend changes to the frequency of fire inspections at...

PENTICTON - A and K Grimm Sausage on Eckhardt Avenue was hit by a Toyota on Saturday when a driver stamped on the accelerator instead of the brake. RCMP Sgt. Rick Dellebuur said an 82-year-old woman collided her car with the front of the meat store sometime around 2:15 p.m. She hit the accelerator and...

PENTICTON - A young Penticton woman found dead last summer in a motel room with an inoperative smoke detector died of smoke inhalation according to a B.C. Coroner's report released today. Coroner Jeb Maddock's investigation into the death of Kimberly Lynn Lakey, 27, deterimined she was killed from carbon monoxide poisoning while in her room at...